On the instructions of Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani, four main roads of Ajmer North Assembly constituency have been named. The committee headed by the Divisional Commissioner has cleared these naming proposals. Saint Shiromani Namdevji Maharaj Shaheed Late. These roads will now be named after Major Natwar Singh Shaktiwat, Shaheed Avinash Maheshwari and Veerangana Jhalkari Bai. Soon other roads, police stations and areas will also be named based on names depicting national pride.
Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani gave these instructions to the administration as part of efforts to free Ajmer city from the names of slavery and to establish the image of national heroes in the minds of the people. He said that the people of Ajmer, especially the younger generation, should recognize and know the history, name and personality of their heroes. Devnani had instructed to name the road from Agra Gate intersection to Agrasen intersection after Sant Shiromani Shri Namdevji Maharaj. Similarly, the name of the road from St. Stephens Square to Jhalkari Bai Memorial and Axis Bank Building in Panchsheel Nagar to Bravia Residency in Panchsheel Nagar to Bravia Residency, the divider road between Sector B and C. The name is given. The road from Major Natwar Singh Shakti and Anasagar police post to maternal uncle’s shop (Premnagar) should be named Shaheed Avinash Maheshwari Marg. All these proposals were also approved in a simple meeting of the Municipal Corporation.
On the instructions of Devnani, the committee headed by Divisional Commissioner Mahesh Chandra Sharma has also approved these names. These roads will now be named after saints, brave women and mass leaders. It is noteworthy that earlier on Devnani’s instructions, buildings and lakes in Ajmer were freed from symbolic names of slavery. On the instructions of Devnani, the name of King Edward Memorial was changed to Maharishi Dayanand rest house. Similarly, the name of Hotel Khadim of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation was changed to Hotel Ajayameru. Similarly, the city’s main lake, Foy Sagar, was freed from its English name and changed to Varun Sagar. As MLA, Devnani has also agreed to rename the elevated road to Ram Setu.